Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
in one of the most significant of environment cases, on April 2, 2007, the us Supreme Court ruled that the country's environment agency had the authority and responsibility to regulate carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gases (ghgs) under the Clean Air Act, 1963, as an "air pollutant'. The court …
The Swedish government has approved a discount to motorists who switch to environment-friendly cars. The rebate of 10,000 kroner (us $1,430), which began from April 1, 2007, will continue till December 2009. The Swedish road administration will monitor rebate payments. "We want to encourage more people to buy fuel-efficient cars …
What led to the constitution of a Working Group on Environment (WGE)? The planning board wanted to move with the times. The Kerala government had a science and technology and environment department since 1987. But the V S Achutanandan government has made environment an independent department. Since the government wanted …
>> Viacom on March 13 slapped a billion-dollar lawsuit against Google and its affiliate YouTube in New York. It accuses the video-sharing website of massive copyright infringement. It alleges that almost 160,000 unauthorised clips of Viacom's programmes are available on YouTube, which recently said it would remove more than 100,000 …
Corporate social responsibility (csr) is a theme that engages business, academics, social and environmental activism, politics and media. It has gained increased prominence of late, driven, by a globalising economy, the spread of it, and increasing awareness and social and environmental inequities. The debate is especially relevant in countries like …
bbc has a mixed environmental record, according to the recently released bbc's Corporate and Social Responsibilities Report 2006. Carbon emissions went up to almost 0.25 tonnes per broadcast hour in 2005, compared to just over 0.15 tonnes the year before. The total waste per employee also rose, from almost 250 …
In pursuance of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India decision to introduce a scheme during the 10th five year plan for assisting the State Governments to bring about the
In yet another innovative effort to go green, the UK government has come up with a Code for Sustainable Homes. It sets out a schedule for achieving a zero-carbon target and was announced in the recent budget report. The code aims to achieve zero-carbon trading within the next decade by …
On December 12, 2006, the Brazilian ministry of science and technology unveiled a us $37-million scheme to fund initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions. The scheme would help Brazil benefit from Kyoto Protocol's clean development mechanism (cdm). It has been estimated that between 2006 and 2012 the total carbon credit …
T he year 2006 will go down as environment's watershed year. This is not because this year we have had extraordinary success in environmental management; there was also no environmental disaster per se . This year must be remembered because the task of environmental management has come to be even …
THE year 2006 will go down as environment's watershed year. This is not because this year we have had extraordinary success in environmental management; there was also no environmental disaster per se. This year must be remembered because the task of environmental management has come to be even more contested …
Strengthening enforcement and compliance systems has become a subject of particular interest in the context of designing policies that can stimulate sustainable development and economic growth. Recent discussions have shown the need to promote better understanding of the incentive structures facing firms and the need to provide governments with approaches …
Sustainable iron ore mining: a continuous journey is a presentation done by P K Mukherjee, MD, Sesa Goa Ltd, in the Sustainability summit: Asia-2006, New Delhi
the Gujarat government is planning to set up a water regulatory commission to monitor and regulate water supply and sewerage services, rationalise tariffs, curb subsidies and promote water conservation, as envisioned in the Gujarat Water Regulatory Commission Bill (gwrcb), 2006. The bill is expected to bring clarity to the roles …
The Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters is administered by the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), a trilateral institution established by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States as part of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). The CEC received 55 submissions from June 1995 …
• China plans to invest US $175 billion (more than 1.5 per cent of its national GDP) towards protecting the environment during its 11 th five-year plan. The money will be spent on water pollution control, improving air quality in cities, disposing of solid waste, harnessing soil erosion and improving …
City Development Plan for Kanpur city is both a perspective and vision for the future development. Kanpur City Development Plan (CDP) is the culmination of a study which was commenced by JPS Associates. This report is based on invaluable inputs the consultants received from the various stakeholders and the officers …
